The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Soccer Group and a Quest for Glory
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The unimaginable story of an all-deaf highschool soccer staff’s triumphant climb from underdog to undefeated, their inspirational brotherhood, a captivating portrait of deafness in America, and the indefatigable head coach who spearheaded the staff, by New York Occasions reporter and San Francisco Bureau Chief, Thomas Fuller.
“The Boys of Riverside is one other instance of how anybody can obtain their desires, making what seems not possible, doable.” —Marlee Matlin, Academy Award winner
In November 2021, an obscure e-mail from the California Division of Training landed in New York Occasions reporter, Thomas Fuller’s, inbox. The soccer staff on the California College for the Deaf in Riverside, a state-run college with solely 168 highschool college students, was having an undefeated season. After years of overlaying warfare, wildfires, pandemic, and mass shootings, Fuller was captivated by the story of this group of highschool boys. It was uplifting. In the course of the gloom of the pandemic, it was a cheerful story. It was a sports activities story however not an bizarre one, constructed on the chemistry between a gaggle of underestimated boys and their superhero advocate coach, Keith Adams, a deaf former athlete himself. The staff, and Adams, tackled the numerous stereotypes and gave the impression to be succeeding. Fuller packed his luggage and drove seven hours to the Riverside campus.
The Boys of Riverside seems again on the historic 2021 and 2022 seasons through which the California College for the Deaf chased historical past. It follows the non-public journeys of their dynamic deaf head coach, and a scholar who spent nearly all of the season sleeping in his father’s automotive within the Goal parking zone. It tells the story of a fiercely dedicated participant who actually performed by means of a damaged leg so as to not miss a vital sport, in addition to myriad different heart-wrenching and uplifting narratives of gamers who discovered widespread goal. By way of their eyes, Fuller reveals a portrait of highschool athletics, inspiring camaraderie, and deafness in America.
From the Writer
Writer : Doubleday (August 6, 2024)
Language : English
Hardcover : 256 pages
ISBN-10 : 0385549873
ISBN-13 : 978-0385549875
Merchandise Weight : 2.31 kilos
Dimensions : 6.4 x 0.98 x 9.5 inches
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Clients discover the e book well-written and interesting. They describe the story as a strong, underdog story of victory over adversity. Readers admire the insights into deaf tradition and the way it’s reframed in a optimistic mild. They reward the teamwork, grit, dedication, and braveness of your complete staff. The e book additionally covers language acquisition by younger kids, which prospects discover fascinating.
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David Sneed –
True Story True Inspiration
The Boys of Riverside is an incredible read! Thomas Fuller provides factual insight into the deaf community and the struggles that the coaches and players faced. He shares the inspirational story of how these men and boys overcame obstacles and difficulties.
Denver Hawkeye –
A remarkable story of victory over adversity
Capturing the spirit of a story like this that includes play by play descriptions of football games isn’t easy. This entertaining novel is a remarkable achievement.
Kindle Customer –
Presents âdeafness â in a very positive and informative way.
If the reader is not familiar with the terminology of the many possible plays in the game of football, they might easily get lost in those details â¦which may diminish completely enjoying the book. However, donât let that discourage you from reading!
Peter Lang –
Inspiring
This book is definitely in my top ten reads of the year. A poignant examination of what it means to be a team, Brilliant.
Semaj –
Fascinating Subject But Not Particularly Well Written
Language acquisition by young children is a fascinating thing to behold, essential to mental health and not fully understood. (See âThe Language Instinctâ by Steven Pinker) Most of us establish language through our ears, but language is equally essential for the deaf and can be well developed through sight, where speaking becomes signing and listening is visual. The author of this book definitely understands this issue and how the prejudices of the hearing have worked to deprive the deaf of opportunities to develop language capabilities. He covers both historical prejudice against the deaf and the development of multiple sign languages. Unfortunately, the author has chosen to use a successful deaf high schoolâs football teamâs championship run as the backbone and objective of this narrative. The result is a hodgepodge. Two seasons, football results predictable, switching between football, the prejudice of the large hearing world, some fascinating examples of natural language acquisition by deaf infants (deaf infants babble naturally, just like hearing infantsâthey just do it by signing!), and there are some serious injuries in the football season. I certainly learned something. Iâm not sorry I read the book. But it is not a good read.
fan –
great story
I donât watch or like football but loved the story of an alleged underdog team that won a championship. The author saw the friendship, tenacity and disability turned into a winning combo and reframed deafness in a positive light rather than a stigma.
Lynn Meyer –
interesting material
Yes it’s about deaf football, which is interesting, but is is also about the beginnings of sign language which I knew very little about, how it was formed and came to be. Also there are many forms of sign language.
Kindle Customer –
A very good read.
I know about this team because I live only 20 miles from Riverside. I used to drive by the school when I worked in Riverside. I have known about this team because of their success. I enjoyed their story and will recommend it to others.This was a well written book.